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Jul 01 2010

EON

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Mercer announced today that it has acquired Innovative Process Administration, LLC (IPA), a privately owned, health and benefits administration technology provider

Jul 01 2010

The Fiscal Times

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Last week’s Capitol Hill hearing on the latest MedPAC report offered a sobering reminder of how hard it will be for IPAB to hit home runs in the cost control game

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Only about half of hospital chief information officers expect to meet the first set of requirements and apply for those bonuses in 2011, a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers finds

Jul 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul – but today, the company is looking to profit from the law.

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Securities underwriting plunged to its lowest levels since the dark days of the market meltdown amid a sputtering stock market and concerns about the health of European banks

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The broader markets’ tumult during the second quarter reverberated across the IPO spectrum, as the pace of offerings slowed from the first three months

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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After initial optimism that the mergers-and-acquisitions business was back on track, deal making hit a stumbling block in the second quarter

Jul 01 2010

Boston Globe

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The number of people who appear to be gaming the state’s health insurance system by purchasing coverage only when they are sick quadrupled from 2006 to 2008

Jul 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Failure to provide additional federal funds for Medicaid, the government’s health insurance plan for the poor, could devastate state budgets, force layoffs and lead to a “double-dip recession”

Jul 01 2010

The Hill

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Two Democratic sponsors of a popular program to treat the nation’s frailest seniors in their own homes are pushing the White House for a quicker launch

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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